Tomorrow Ireland will host an Informal Meeting of Environment and Climate Ministers from across Europe to explore how climate action, electrification and industrial competitiveness can be advanced together to strengthen Europe's economic resilience, strategic autonomy and long-term prosperity. 👀

📣Today marks the start of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the EU.📣 An overarching priority during this term will be steering negotiations on the EU's long-term budget. 💶 This morning EJNI published a briefing on how Ireland can use this role to steer the #MFF towards a just transition.⬇️

🎂 Unhappy anniversary One year ago today, @deptcee.bsky.social missed the deadline to submit its Social Climate Plan. One year later, we're still waiting to access €885 million that could be helping households with energy and transport bills. life-effect.org/2026/06/30/e...

€85bn delayed: 19 EU countries still haven’t filed their social climate plans a year on - LIFE Effect

A civil society coalition launches public ‘Leave fossil fuels behind, not people!’ petition and demands member state action on the first anniversary of missed deadline

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EJNI responded to @ec.europa.eu #PublicConsultation on proposed Environmental Simplification Omnibus. ⬇️ ejni.net/publications... 🗣️We found that the proposal represents a substantial regression in environmental protection standards, at a time when the EU environment is in a spiralling decline. 🌱

The European Commission’s proposed Environmental Simplification Omnibus - EJNI

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Last week EJNI sent a joint letter to Ministers about Ireland''s delayed Social Climate Plan. 📮 Enviro and social justice organisations joined together to express concern re the delayed plan amidst rising energy price volatility and geopolitical instability. ⬇️ ejni.net/news/ejni-wr...

EJNI writes to Ministers about Ireland’s delayed Social Climate Plan - EJNI

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The @ecno-climate.bsky.social have published a new report revealing the substantial gaps in MS National Climate and Energy Plans (NECPs) that put reaching the EU targets at risk. climateobservatory.eu/sites/defaul... How does Ireland compare? ⬇️

Busy week at EJNI! 📰 ejni.net/news/directo...

EJNI Director Ciara Brennan attends European Movement Ireland's Civil Society Delegation in Brussels - EJNI

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Be sure to sign this Earth Day Petition supporting the Dáil motion to demand that the Government recommit to its 2030 climate targets and deliver targeted supports to those most at risk of energy poverty. ✍️ @rodericogorman.bsky.social my.uplift.ie/petitions/no... @uplift.ie

End the Energy Crises: Support the Earth Day Motion

The ongoing crisis in the Middle East has demonstrated that the objective of affordable, secure and decarbonised energy cannot be met through importation of fossil fuels which are carbon intensive and...

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🤔 In the middle of a new energy crisis, how are governments choosing to spend public money? The negotiations around the next multi-year EU budget have started. 👀 Out of 17 analysed Member States, only 5 have set up a working group for stakeholder consultation: bankwatch.org/publication/...

EJNI made a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Healthy Environment Call for Input (www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for... closed on the 30 March) on Planning and the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

🗣️EJNI calls on Ireland to support energy communities with EU funding 💶 🔍 The negotiations around the next multi-year EU budget (2028-2034) have started. As part of a new funding architecture, every Member State will create a “National and Regional Partnership Plan” (NRPP) ⬇️

National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) are a key feature of the EU Commission's proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework #MFF Our ✨new✨explainer provides an intro to the NRPPs and what they could mean for Ireland. 📖⬇️ ejni.net/wp-content/u...

New report by me, via @ejni.bsky.social: "Consistent Paris Test assessment of the 2024 Proposal for Ireland’s 2031–2040 carbon budgets" (Fair warning: charts involved!) ➡️ Exec Summary: ejni.net/publications... ➡️ Full Report: ejni.net/publications... ➡️ Briefing: www.linkedin.com/pulse/consis... 🧵1/n👇

Exec Summary: Consistent Paris Test assessment of the 2024 Proposal for Ireland’s 2031–2040 carbon budgets - EJNI

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In Dublin last week, EJNI met with Astrid Puentes Riaño, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Healthy Environment.🤝 🗣️We shared our concerns re the transoundary implications for a Human Right to a Healthy Environment for citizens living across the whole island of Ireland.

EJNI submitted a response to the @deptcee.bsky.social consultation on Ireland's Clean Air Strategy (CAS). Deadline⏰: 20th of February midnight Access our response here 📖: ejni.net/publications...

Updating Ireland’s Clean Air Strategy 2025 - EJNI

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Friends of the Earth NI had a great meeting this morning in Dublin with @ejni.bsky.social @pilsni.bsky.social as they met with Astrid Puentes Riaño, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to a health environment. Thank you @astridpuentes.bsky.social for your time today.

Open letter to IE govt: protesting the continuing delays in issuing the 2026 update to the Climate Action Plan (CAP26), and the spurious grounds being offered for that. www.postcarbonireland.org/etc/2026/Let...

Our ✨new explainer✨ "The EU's Long-Term Budget and Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the EU" forms part of a series of EJNI outputs related to Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the EU (1 July to 31 December 2026). Access here: ejni.net/publications...

🔍 The negotiations around the next multi-year EU budget (2028-2034) have started. Every Member State will create a “National and Regional Partnership Plan” (NRPP) We co-signed this letter with 53 organisations calling on national governments to draft their NRPPs transparently: tinyurl.com/3zwcy6zy

EJNI co-signed this letter ✉️ alongside more than 50 environmental, social and democratic organisations, calling for the Commission to protect evidence-based, participatory law-making in the revision of the Better Regulation agenda🖊️ @eeb.org #Democracy4Transition eeb.org/en/library/j...

European Environmental Bureau🍃@eeb.org · 6mo ago

📨 Dear EU Commission, When the game isn’t going in our favour, it’s tempting to change the rules – but doing so risks losing the trust of the other players. Adapting Better Regulation to suit a big industry agenda is no different. 🎲 Today 50+ CSOs call for fair play: eeb.org/en/library/j...

✨New Paper✨ Both Northern Ireland and Ireland's Climate Acts are highly prescriptive laws. Although there are important differences, both climate laws place a heavy emphasis on land use change as a key method of meeting legally binding emission and adaptation targets. ⬇️🎯

EJNI co-signed this letter calling 🗣️ on the Commission to reverse their decision to withdraw the European Cross-Border Associations (ECBA) Directive. 🌍 Non-profits should be able to operate across borders. Read the letter here: bit.ly/4radFEw #SaveECBA #EUCivilSociety

Civil Society Europe @eucivilsociety.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🌍 Non-profits should be able to operate across borders. 250+ civil society organisations from across Europe are calling on the Commission to allow cross-border collaboration in the EU. Learn more and read our open letter here: bit.ly/4radFEw #SaveECBA #EUCivilSociety

EJNI contributed to this report commissioned by the OEP in collaboration with Miller Consulting & @ieep-uk.bsky.social examining divergence in environmental regulation re nutrient management and the protection of shared ecosystems 🌳📖⬇️ Click link below to access report ✍️

Excited to be at the launch of the Northern Ireland Environment Link's new campaign asking politicians to 'step up for clean water'! The time for action is long past - all👀 now on NI's politicians....

Fantastic side event today at the 8th MoP of the #AarhusConvention on "Regression, non-regression and the conflict of interest in #ClimatePolicy". Thanks to all the speakers on providing important insight into rising environmental rollbacks at both national and EU level.

GENeva Environment Network@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 9mo ago

Alison Hough BL of @ejni.bsky.social argues that non-regression -- preventing roll back on established rights & standards -- is part of customary IL, as seen in ILC criteria, opinio juris & settled practice by Parties, underscoring its importance in light of EU Simplification initiative.

As part of a series of side events during the eighth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, Alison Hough (EJNI) will host a panel discussion exploring the role of the Aarhus Convention in climate law and policy accountability.  Register here ✨: unece.org/environmenta...

📰 ✨ Yesterday, the European Commission published the Civil Society Strategy and the Democracy Shield. It was great to see many of our recommendations from our submission to the consultation reflected in the strategy. ⬇️ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

European Democracy Shield and EU Strategy for Civil Society pave the way for stronger and more resilient democracies

The Commission has presented today the European Democracy Shield, setting out a series of concrete measures to empower, protect, and promote strong and resilient democracies across the EU. An open civ...

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Last night the EU Environment Ministers and EU Climate Commissioner reached an agreement on the 2040 target 🎯 & an NDC for 2035 just in time for Bélem where countries are expected to submit ambitious 2035 climate targets. What does this mean?⬇️

Ireland is yet to produce a draft #SocialClimatePlan. The consultation process that closed on the 23rd of October fell short of the inclusive and iterative participation model envisaged by the Social Climate Fund Regulation and Commission Guidance. No plan 🟰 No meaningful participation

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe@caneurope.org · 9mo ago

📢Endorsed by over 37 CSOs including CAN Europe, a new briefing by @ceebankwatch.bsky.social & @rescoop.eu analysed the Social Climate Plans of 19 EU Member States in terms of public participation, effectiveness in targeting vulnerable households, investments & policy alignment. The results? 1/2🧵👇

🗣️Have your say at one of the upcoming public meetings to discuss a Community Inquiry into the Mubuoy Dump.

Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland@friendsofearthni.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Have your say about the Mobuoy Road dump in Derry, one of the largest dump sites in Europe. Join the Community Inquiry. @pilsni.bsky.social @ejni.bsky.social The Environmental Gathering Committee on the Administration of Justice